meat /mēt/

1. The edible part of anything, such as lobster meat, crab meat, etc
2. The flesh of animals used as food (sometimes beef, mutton, pork, veal, etc, as opposed to poultry or fish)
3. Game, etc, hunted for food
4. Food for thought, substance, pith (figurative)
5. Anything eaten as food (archaic)
6. A meal (obsolete)
7. The centre of the blade of a cricket bat, etc

meatˈily adverb

meatˈiness noun

meatˈless adjective

1. Without food (archaic)
2. Not containing meat

meatˈy adjective (meatˈier; meatˈiest)

1. Full of meat
2. Full of useful content or substance
3. Fleshy, brawny
4. Flesh-like in taste or smell
5. Pithy

meatˈ-axe or (N American) meatˈ-ax noun

A cleaver

meatˈball noun

1. A ball of minced meat
2. A dull-witted person (N American slang)

meatˈ-eater noun

1. A person who eats meat
2. A carnivore

meatˈ-fly noun

1. A blowfly
2. A flesh-fly

meatˈ-free adjective

(of food) containing no animal products

meatˈhead noun (US sl)

A stupid person

meat jelly noun

Jelly formed from the solidified juices of cooked meat

meat loaf noun

A loaf-shaped mass of chopped or minced meat, cooked and usually eaten cold

meatˈ-man noun

A seller of butcher's meat

meat market noun

1. A place where meat is bought and sold
2. A cattle market (qv)

meatˈ-offering noun

A Jewish sacrificial offering of fine flour or first-fruits with oil and frankincense

meat packer noun (US).

meat packing noun (US)

The slaughter and processing of animals, esp cattle, for sale as meat

meat paste noun

A spread made of ground meat

meat pie noun

A pie containing meat, esp a small one for individual consumption

meat plate noun

A large, esp oval, plate on which meat is served

meat rack noun (slang)

A place where young male homosexual prostitutes gather

meat safe noun

A ventilated cupboard for storing meat

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